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| SME IV vs V I had both and agree the differences arent to big | |
| Ear 834P or Decware ZP3 or other tube phono stage The monolithic ps 2 is a steal at around $600. great adjustability and clean clear sound. I have a high resolution system with several expensive tube and ss phono stages and keep coming back to the monolithic. Later if you wish you can upgrade to ... | |
| Phono Stage Question I just ran across this thread and have been auditioning a PS 2 pre. Ive also had the sutherland and 834p. I dont think there is much difference with the sutherland and wouldnt consider it a significant upgrade or really an upgrade at all. The 834 ... | |
| Need to be educated re: MC Step-up transformers After reading this post I swapped my 1:10 sut for 1:18 with my strad. This should make the output to hot for the phono stage, also it reduces the load to around 140 ohms. I hadnt been using this xfrmr (4722) because the math didnt work for this ca... | |
| Need to be educated re: MC Step-up transformers Ive been experimenting with sut's and loading on my stradivari for a little over a year now. The clearaudio rep I spoke with recommended around a 400 ohm load with a transformer. Im now using a 1:10 step up into 47k which yields 470 ohm load which... | |
| Sota Sapphire with or without vacuum? I agree with above, Ive owned the whole line and currently have a cosmos IV. Ive also owned tables with periphery rings. I prefer the vacuum to any other system. I have never noticed any "dullness" but I have noticed the highs are rich and clean i... | |
| Switching to analog...AND building a pre-amp? The Bottlehead stuff is great and very well supported. If you take your time and are methodical building their kits will be fun and educational. Take the plunge. | |
| Basis Ovation / 2500 vs Sota Cosmos IV Everything that was said about Basis is true and can also be said about Sota. Its 2 slightly different flavors, either way you have a world class turntable and great service. The sound will have as much to do with arm/cartridge synergy as anything... | |
| Clearaudio Stradivari Axelwahl, thanks for the info. Ive tried some resistors and didnt like the result. Im actually quite happy with the sound I just wondered what others may be doing and if stepping it up was an option. | |
| Turntable Motor sound of the wood | |
| Anyone in the Central Ca? Tholt, Im in south county. If there is sufficient interest mabey we could get something started.Rick | |
| Anyone in the Central Ca? Im in SLO, it would be great to have a club or association here.Rick | |
| Any decent improvments left for my ES-1? The Riggle vta seemed to add liveliness to the modded rega I described above. This is the only experience Ive had with it but I was able to compare the RB 300 both with and without it. I am always very sceptical of claims like those made for the r... | |
| Any decent improvments left for my ES-1? It worked well with a 103d, I dont know how comparable the 2 are. | |
| Any decent improvments left for my ES-1? I just set up a highly modded ES1 with a modded rb300 (incognito, mitchell etc) and a riggle vta. I made a custom arm board which entailed modifying the acrylic sub chassis. I was skeptical about the vta until I heard it. The guy I did it for was ... |